James Guillory/US PresswireZach Parise's overtime goal gave the Devils their first win outside the Eastern time zone since Oct. 24 in L.A.

EDMONTON, Alberta — By their own admission, neither Martin Brodeur nor Johan Hedberg were very good in Tuesday night's loss in Calgary.

So Devils coach Pete DeBoer had to choose which goalie to start tonight at Rexall Place in Edmonton. He went with Hedberg.

“It was a tough decision to make," DeBoer admitted. “I would’ve liked to have thrown Marty right back in there. I think he deserved the opportunity to respond in the right way, but at the end of the day it was Heddy’s scheduled start and he deserved to start.”

"I wanted to make sure I came out and had a good start to make sure the guys knew they could count on me to do what I’m supposed to do,” Hedberg said. “From this morning I had a good feeling about my game. I was very happy to see us score in overtime.”

His teammates never doubted he'd bounce back. And they felt the same about Brodeur had he been given the start.

“They wouldn’t be in the league when they’re 40 years old if we had any doubt,” Patrik Elias said.

It was the Devils' first victory outside the Eastern time zone since Oct. 25 in Los Angeles. They had lost six in a row.

Hedberg was pleased with his performance.

“I wanted to make sure I came out and had a good start to make sure the guys knew they could count on me to do what I’m supposed to do,” Hedberg said. “From this morning I had a good feeling about my game. I was very happy to see us score in overtime.”

Clarkson was hit in the face with a stick during the game but wasn't cut. No penalty was called.

The Devils took five penalties in the game compared to two by Edmonton.

"We took a lot of penalties," Kovalchuk said.

DeBoer added: "We took too many. For me that's a sign of fatigue. I thought it was a gutsy effort by us. I think that was our sixth game in 10 nights. We’re on the road. Some tired hockey players. I thought it was a gritty effort and gutsy two points.”